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hand in

verb
  1. To give something to a responsible person. (transitive) · I found a wallet on the street, so I handed it in to the police.
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“Still,” argued Caderousse, “I would give a great deal if nothing of the kind had happened; or, at least, that I had had no hand in it.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 40 · C1
“Amen!” responded Caderousse, waving his hand in token of adieu to Danglars, and bending his steps towards the Allées de Meilhan, moving his head to and fro, and muttering as he went, after the manner of one whose mind was overcharged with one absorbing idea.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 40 · C1
I shall have at least a pressure of the hand in public, and a sweet kiss in private.” Full of this idea, Villefort’s face became so joyous, that when he turned to Dantès, the latter, who had watched the change on his physiognomy, was smiling also.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 62 · C1
He clicked his heels together, raised his hand in a salute, and was gone.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 22 · B2

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